Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Little Orphaned Squirrel..It's a Hard-Knock Life
We are nursing a baby squirrel! Either he fell out of the nest or, Buster, the cat brought him home. We are taking care of him and I pray that he makes it. He doesn't have his eyes open yet and is smaller than the palm of my hand. He curls into a ball and burrows to get warm. I pulled up info on what to do to take care of orphaned squirrels and I couldn't believe the information! He has a kids shoebox for a house..shredded a baby diaper into big pieces for warmth and placed an old washcloth inside....Set the box on a heating pad...(You have to get them warm before you do anything else.)Trying to feed him a little with a medicine dropper. He's doing okay with that. Pray for my little orphaned squirrel to make it. I held him in the palm of my hand today at lunch time and watched his little heart beat and studied him for awhile...He's a fascinating little creature.So small...
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